Sergei Eisenstein
Soviet filmmaker (1898–1948)
Facts
40 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of death
- February 11, 1948, July 23, 1948[12]
- Place of birth
- Riga
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Country of citizenship
- Russian Empire, Soviet Union, Russia[17][18][19]
- Occupation
- film director, inventor, film editor, screenwriter, teacher, cinematographer, draftsperson, photographer, director, theatre designer, theatre manager, actor[20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
- Award received
- Stalin Prize, Order of Lenin, Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow", State Stalin Prize, 1st degree[34][35][36][37][38][39][40]
- Notable work
- October: Ten Days That Shook the World, Battleship Potemkin, The General Line[31][32][33]
- Father
- Mikhail Eisenstein[14]
- Mother
- Yulia Eisenstein[15]
- Spouse
- Pera Atasheva[16]
- Cause of death
- myocardial infarction[45]
- Work location
- Soviet Union
- Student of
- Vsevolod Meyerhold, Lev Kuleshov
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- Russian
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Sciences in History of art[46]
- Artist files at
- National Gallery of Art Library
- Birth name
- Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн
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- Copyright status as a creator
- copyrights on works have expired
- Described by source
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Philip Cavendish: The Men with the Movie Camera. The Poetics of Visual Style in Soviet Avant-Garde Cinema of the 1920s, Sergei Eisenstein, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1950–1958), Faces of Moscow
- Documentation files at
- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts, SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
- End of work period
- 1945
- Family name
- Eisenstein[47]
- Has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art, Harvard Film Archive, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
- Manner of death
- natural causes
- Name in native language
- Сергей Михайлович Эйзенштейн
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4, Harvard Film Archive Project
- Participant in
- Documenta 6
- Patronym or matronym
- Mikhaylovich
- Place of burial
- Novodevichy Cemetery[13]
- Represented by
- Light Cone
- Start of work period
- 1924
🏷️ Also known as
en Sergej Eisenstein
en Sergey Mikhaylovich Eisenstein
en Sergei Eizenshtein
en Sergei Eisenstein
en Sergeiĭ Mikhaiĭlovich Aiĭzenshtaiĭn
en Sergeij Eisenstein
en Sergej Michail Eisenstein
en Sergei M. Eisenstein
en Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein
en Sergej Michajlovic Ejzenstejn
en Sergei Mikhailovich Eizenshtein
ar سيرجي إسينستين
ar سيرجي آيزنشتاين
ar ايزنشتاين
ar سيرغي أيزنشتاين
cs Sergej Michajlovič Ejzenštejn
cs Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein
da Sergej Mikhajlovitj Eisenstein
da S.M. Eisenstein
de Sergei Eisenstein
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Summary
Sergei Eisenstein was born on January 10, 1898[1], in Riga[2]. He died on February 11, 1948[3], in Moscow[4]. He worked as a film director[5], inventor[6], film editor[7], screenwriter[8], and teacher[9].
FAQs
Where was Sergei Eisenstein born?
Sergei Eisenstein was born in Riga[2].
Where did Sergei Eisenstein die?
Sergei Eisenstein passed away in Moscow[4].
Who were Sergei Eisenstein's parents?
Sergei Eisenstein's father was Mikhail Eisenstein[14]. Sergei Eisenstein's mother was Yulia Eisenstein[15].
Who was Sergei Eisenstein married to?
Sergei Eisenstein's spouses include Pera Attacheva[16].
What did Sergei Eisenstein do for work?
Sergei Eisenstein worked as a film director[5], inventor[6], film editor[7], screenwriter[8], and teacher[9].
Where did Sergei Eisenstein go to school?
Sergei Eisenstein was educated at Saint-Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering[28].
What awards did Sergei Eisenstein receive?
Honors received include Stalin Prize[34], Order of Lenin[35], Order of the Badge of Honour[36], and Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"[37].